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BEAK |
Bird part |
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EMU |
Femur part of bird |
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RIDGE |
Pear-tree bird loses part of crest |
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FALCON |
Bird of prey takes part in offal consumption |
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CRISSUM |
That part of a bird, or the feathers, surrounding the
cloacal opening; the under tail coverts. |
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CERVIX |
The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the
womb. See Illust. of Bird. |
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HELMET |
A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of
the head of a bird. |
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SINCIPUT |
The part of the head of a bird between the base of the
bill and the vertex. |
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COMB |
The naked fleshy crest or caruncle on the upper part of the
bill or hood of a cock or other bird. It is usually red. |
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SEMIPALMATED |
Having the anterior toes joined only part way down
with a web; half-webbed; as, a semipalmate bird or foot. See Illust. k
under Aves. |
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TARSOMETATARSUS |
The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird.
It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the
metatarsus. |
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CROWN |
The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that
part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and
back; also, the head or brain. |
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TIBIOTARSUS |
The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus
in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the proximal part of
the tarsus with the tibia. |
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DOVETAIL |
A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail
spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making
an interlocking joi... |